WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Winston-Salem city leaders want all citizens to wear masks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Mayor Allen Joines alongside healthcare leaders announced the Mask the City initiative during a press conference on Tuesday.
The hope is to provide all citizens with masks and urge them to wear it while continuing to practice social distancing for 40 days from now until May 31.
The masks will be widely dispersed throughout the community under the program.
William M. Satterwhite, III, JD, MD, Chief Wellness Officer at Wake Forest Baptist Health, and his team designed the mask in conjunction with Renfro Corporation. Renfro is manufacturing the masks, which are called the Nightingale™ WS Protective Mask.